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The Race to Save the Lord God Bird

by Phillip Hoose

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ISBN13: 9780374361730
ISBN10: 0374361738
Condition: Standard
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Publisher Comments:

"A groundbreaking book for readers of any age. In a true story spanning two hundred years, Hoose delivers a spellbinding mystery and a haunting look at how a species can suddenly lose ground...Above all, this is a story about attitudes - toward birds, toward knowledge, toward land and science and wealth, and about the magical commonality of living things."

-- Paul R. Ehrlich, author of The Population Bomb and President, Center for Conservation Biology, Stanford University

"Phil Hoose uses his wonderful storytelling skills to give us the most thorough and readable account to date of the personalities, fashions, economics, and politics that combined to bring about the demise of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. I found myself thinking about The Race to Save the Lord God Bird long after I finished reading it."

-- David Allen Sibley, author of The Sibley Guide to Birds

"If all Phil Hoose did in The Race to Save the Lord God Bird was tell the story of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, that would be enough, because he spins a mesmerizing tale - full of vivid characters and wilderness landscapes so real you can almost feel the humidity and hear the bellowing alligators. But his underlying message takes readers beyond the battle to save one glorious bird, and shows why some people dedicate their lives and hearts to fighting extinction - a hopeful message that is more important now than ever."

-- Scott Weidensaul, author of The Ghost with Trembling Wings

"What a wonderful book! How we got into a biodiversity crisis and how we might begin to get out of it, all captured in the suspenseful, many-threaded tale of the race to save the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. Everyone interested in conservation and ecology will be enthralled and informed."

-- Daniel Simberloff, Past President, American Society of Naturalists

Review:

"I found myself thinking about The Race to Save the Lord God Bird long after I finished reading it. I hope this story reaches many readers. It provides a great education in the complex issues that still shape conservation today."
(David Allen Sibley, author of The Sibley Guide to Birds)

Review:

"What a wonderful book! How we got into a biodiversity crisis and how we might begin to get out of it, all captured in the suspenseful, many-threaded tale of the race to save the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. Hoose is especially adept at depicting the complicated human sides of this tragedy. Everyone interested in conservation and ecology will be enthralled and informed."
(Daniel Simberloff, President, American Society of Naturalists)

Review:

"A groundbreaking book for readers of any age. In a true story spanning two hundred years, Hoose delivers a spellbinding mystery and a haunting look at how a species can suddenly lose ground. James Tanner and Arthur Allen give readers a different kind of pioneer, explorers racing against time to understand the perplexing biology and ecology of a beautiful phantom clinging to the planet in a lone forest holdout. In John Baker we meet perhaps Americas first modern-day endangered-species conservationist. Above all, this is a story about attitudes — toward birds, toward knowledge, toward land and science and wealth, and about the magical commonality of living things. After theyve finished The Race to Save the Lord God Bird, many young readers will consider careers in conservation biology."
(Paul R. Ehrlich, President, Center for Conservation Biology, Stanford University)

Synopsis:

The tragedy of extinction is explained through the powerful, dramatic story of a legendary bird--the ivory-billed woodpecker--and of those who have tried to possess it, shoot it, and, in a last-ditch effort, save it over a 200-year span. Includes time line, glossary, and index. Photos. Maps.

Synopsis:

The tragedy of extinction is explained through the dramatic story of a legendary bird, the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, and of those who tried to possess it, paint it, shoot it, sell it, and, in a last-ditch effort, save it. A powerful saga that sweeps through two hundred years of history, it introduces artists like John James Audubon, bird collectors like William Brewster, and finally a new breed of scientist in Cornell's Arthur A. "Doc" Allen and his young ornithology student, James Tanner, whose quest to save the Ivory-bill culminates in one of the first great conservation showdowns in U.S. history, an early round in what is now a worldwide effort to save species. As hope for the Ivory-bill fades in the United States, the bird is last spotted in Cuba in 1987, and Cuban scientists join in the race to save it.

All this, plus Mr. Hoose's wonderful story-telling skills, comes together to give us what David Allen Sibley, author of The Sibley Guide to Birds calls "the most thorough and readable account to date of the personalities, fashions, economics, and politics that combined to bring about the demise of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker."

About the Author

Phillip Hoose books include It's Our World, Too! Young People Who Are Making a Difference and We Were There, Too! Young People in U.S. History, a National Book Award finalist. A staff member of The Nature Conservancy for twenty-five years, he lives in Portland, Maine.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780374361730
Author:
Hoose, Phillip
Publisher:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Author:
Hoose, Phillip M.
Location:
New York
Subject:
Animals - Birds
Subject:
Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection
Subject:
Endangered species
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Nature
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Environmental Studies
Subject:
Woodpeckers
Subject:
Environmental Conservation & Protection - Endangered Species
Subject:
Birds & Birdwatching - General
Subject:
Ivory-billed woodpecker
Subject:
Science & Technology / Environmental Science & Technology Ecology
Subject:
Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
5
Publication Date:
20040811
Binding:
HC
Grade Level:
- Up
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
208
Dimensions:
9.76x8.80x.89 in. 2.13 lbs.
Age Level:
12-UP
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